# Shongphu Gewog Gewog, Trashigang Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/shongphu/

Gewog · Trashigang Dzongkhag 

# Shongphu Gewog

Shongphu Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Trashigang Dzongkhag. It covers **92.7 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 92.7km²
- 7mapped services
- 1,584 mtypical elevation

## Where is Shongphu Gewog?

Shongphu Gewog lies in [Trashigang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 6 other gewogs: [Bidung Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/bidung/), [Kangpara Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/kangpara/), [Khaling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/khaling/), [Merak Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/merak/), [Radi Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/radi/) and [Samkhar Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/samkhar/). By area it is the 120th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 4.2% of [Trashigang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/). The centre of Shongphu Gewog is about 202 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 13 km from Trashigang, the main town of Trashigang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.3009° N, 91.6781° E.

Source: [OCHA ROAP via HDX, Bhutan administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-btn).

## Villages and localities in Shongphu Gewog

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Shongphu Gewog.

- Ga Ling
- Rangjung
- Rungzyung

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Shongphu Gewog and the best time to visit

In Shongphu Gewog, the warmest month is Jul (average 14 °C) and the coolest is Jan (0 °C). About 1,082 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (225 mm) and the driest Dec (4 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
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- Aug
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 0 4 

Feb 1 12 

Mar 4 29 

Apr 7 108 

May 10 143 

Jun 13 191 

Jul 14 225 

Aug 14 166 

Sep 12 128 

Oct 8 62 

Nov 5 9 

Dec 2 4 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Shongphu Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chaling BHU II · Shongphu 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.33828&mlon=91.68778#map=17/27.33828/91.68778) 

Bank Bhutan National Bank · Samkhar 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.33373&mlon=91.55385#map=17/27.33373/91.55385) 

Petrol pump BOD · Samkhar 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.32128&mlon=91.53624#map=17/27.32128/91.53624) 

Hotel Trashigang Guest house · Samkhar 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.33428&mlon=91.55387#map=17/27.33428/91.55387) 

Mall U. Thra Tshongkhang · Shumer 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.03582&mlon=91.42608#map=17/27.03582/91.42608) 

School Rangjung central school · Shongphu 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.36148&mlon=91.67062#map=17/27.36148/91.67062) 

College Technical Training Institute - Rangjung · Shongphu 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.35629&mlon=91.65002#map=17/27.35629/91.65002) 

Police station Royal Bhutan Police · Samkhar 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.33417&mlon=91.55055#map=17/27.33417/91.55055) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Shongphu Gewog

Places mapped inside Shongphu Gewog in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals3
- Schools2
- Colleges and universities2

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other gewogs in Trashigang Dzongkhag

- Bartsham
- Bidung
- Kanglung
- Kangpara
- Khaling
- Lumang
- Merak
- Phongme
- Radi
- Sakteng
- Samkhar
- Thrimshing
- Udzorong
- Yangnyer

## Quick answers

- Where is Shongphu Gewog?In Trashigang Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Shongphu Gewog?Bidung Gewog, Kangpara Gewog, Khaling Gewog, Merak Gewog, Radi Gewog and Samkhar Gewog
- How many villages are in Shongphu Gewog?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Shongphu Gewog?Chaling BHU II, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Shongphu Gewog?Bhutan National Bank, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Shongphu Gewog?BOD, about 14 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Shongphu Gewog?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Shongphu Gewog?BT01512 (OCHA common operational dataset)